Staind is a band fronted by a singer by the name of Aaron Lewis. The band is quite famous for jumping between genres whenever they feel like it, from garage to grunge to emotional, they have it all! I�ve had the pleasure of seeing Staind live in concert, and …

Since it is the holidays everyone has to be a little festive especially with some good christmas music. I recently found a pretty cool song that is christmas related by virtuoso guitarist Bumblefoot or Ron Thal who now plays in the group Guns N’ Roses.
The track off one …

Hot Fuss by The Killers has been a regular feature on my stereo for over two years now and it still sounds as fresh and innovative as the first time I heard it. Starting with the track ‘Jenny was a Friend of Mine’ the album delivers something that most …

Five Stop Mother Superior Rain is a song by the Flaming Lips and the fifth track on their album In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, Coyne comes in with the vocal melody to the song which takes on a far more somber tone …

I believe in getting the compilations of the individual albums from the artists, they are better than the individual albums. The best assortments come with the “Best Of” series. Now this collection has the very well known tracks from Randy Crawford from Give Me The Night to Everything Must …

The Cranberries was one of the most famous rock bands of the 90’s. On 1999 they released “Promises” as a single of their “Bury the Hatchet” album. That song was a major hit and is my favorite Cranberries song and one of the best songs from the 90’s.
The song …

I was a fan of Sevendust way back in my NU-Metal days. Their debut album was really good sans a few forgettable tracks, and at the time different from most of the music being released. Their vocalist, being R and B Soul singing trained, is able to present a …

David Bowie is the very definition of LEGEND in the music industry. I have been a fan of David’s for many years, and I actually heard about him from his films, not from his music. The specific film being Labyrinth, in which he was one of the main characters, …

Overview —“ Chop Suey, another music video and single released by System Of A Down for their second record, Toxicity, is one of their more well known songs, and for good reason I’d say. The song has a lot of energy behind it yet it still has some softer …

Overview —“ Static Age, the first album ever recorded by The Misfits,
The Tracks —“
1. Static Age —“ The Misfits open up the album with a song that isn’t extremely aggressive or fast which I can’t explain how glad I am about. After listening to their other albums like …

I am really touch by the song entitled ‘Home’ by the band Daughtry. I only heard it from Chris Daughtry’s performance in American Idol.
Honestly, I am touched by the song. I was once in a strange country and I really feel homesick. It is totally difficult being alone and …

I’ve never heard of Chris Daughtry nor his band Daughtry. But when I heard the song ‘Home’, I came to appreciate his music.
Then, there was a radio station which played ‘Over You’. Upon hearing that music, I admired Chris Daughtry’s music all the more.
The way Chris Daughtry interprets the …

Cousins is a song by Vampire Weekend which appears on their second record, Contra. Right from the opening, you hear an incredibly chaotic and energy guitar riff which has the characteristic youthful sound of Vampire Weekend, but it’s far more chaotic in my opinion. Surprisingly, the band comes up …

When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …

If you haven’t sampled any of Michelle Williams songs from her new album ‘Unexpected’, do so ! She has such a solid, unique voice and I just love her new album. It’s more of a pop, dance type album, and the song ‘The Greatest’ is fantastic. There are great …

Well, I have been a fan of these guys for a while and when I heard that they were releasing another CD, I kind of had my doubts. I felt that these guys had reached their peaks at just having cellos and distortion effects in their music. But I …

Although not well known in the United States until her song “Possibility” was featured on the “New Moon” movie soundtrack, Swede Lykke Li was already well known in her native country.
An independent musician, Li could best be described as a living, breathing work of art. If I could define …

Ride The Lightning, the title track of Metallica’s second release, is a song where I believe you can hear some aspects of Kill —˜Em All blended with some new aspects from Ride The Lightning. The reason I say this is because the music to …

Behind Blue Eyes is a song by The Who which appears on their record Who’s Next. Unlike the traditional rock and roll sound that The Who had throughout their career, Behind Blue Eyes is certainly a ballad which carries with it a much different atmosphere and mood compared to …

I have to say I’m digging Akon’s song Freedom on his new album also titled Freedom. I think the song probably clicks with me because Akon is an immigrant’s son and my parents were immigrants too.
In a time like this when a lot of people don’t like immigrants, a …

Do you imagine if John Lennon is still alive? Of course he will continue to give us good songs. He is now seventy years old if he is still alive, unfortunately, he is not. Anyway, he had left us so many great songs with great message. He will be …

Metallica’s debut 1983 album Kill Em All was going to be titled “Metal up your ass” but the record company made them change it before it’s release. This could be Metallica’s most impressive album, technically. The parts are faster then most anything by Metallica, the solos are huge, and …

Wrathchild is a track by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Killers. Keep in mind that Killers was still an album where Iron Maiden had Paul Di’anno rather than Bruce Dickinson so the vocals on this track lean far more towards a punk sound rather than an operatic …

This tenor is off the chart! I saw Yu Qiang Dai perform with the Los Angeles Opera in Puccini’s opera Turandot and immediately after I purchased his first CD. He has a powerful, rich voice and is an equal to a younger Pavarotti. This Chinese-born tenor sang Nessun Dorma …

DESTROYER
A multi platiunum success that was THE album that put KISS over the top after the success of ALIVE and provided KISS with the missing component that made them popular to the masses.
This didn’t sit too well with KISS fans as KISS departed from their “Live in the Studio” …

The band the Calling has a really known song that came out a few years ago by the name Wherever You Will Go. It is song based around afew chords and some really nice guitar volume swells. This song by the band has a really big mainstream sound to …

Feeling Good is a track which appears on Muse’s record Origin of Symmetry. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I can’t really comment about the structure or the songwriting of the track, but I can certainly commend on how Muse apply their own style to it. …

I don’t know what kind of genre to label the band My Chemical Romance for. Either it is punk or more to rock and roll; not so sure which, but I do sure love this particular album featuring them of course.
The storyline is pretty clear through the songs and …

Right Now is a song by The Flaming Lips and the second track on their third release, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with a dissonant and messy guitar lead, the drums quickly enter the mix to try to give the song some clarity while maintaining this unconventional lead. As the …

“I Gave You Power” is the 4th track off of Nas 1996 album “It Was Written”. Although this song isn’t technically a single, it is one of the more well known tracks off of “It Was Written”. This is one of the best songs to exemplify just how well …

I am a twenty one year old who loves listening to nearly every type of modern music including different types of metal. When I was younger though, the choice of music I liked listening to was more narrow, and oldies was not usually a part of it. Nevertheless, for …

Old Time’s Sake is a song by Eminem which appears on his record Relapse. I should also mention that this song features Dr. Dre in various parts of the track. The song opens up with a brief intro with Eminem before Dr. Dre goes into the first verse. Though …

‘Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning’ is a song by Alan Jackson about 911. It is a sad song that basically ask what each of us, what we were doing when the world trade centers, pentagon and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania happened. It reminds us …

Lady Gaga’s breakthrough album The Fame has been a massive success worldwide: the album as a whole when released was, and still is huge in every country around the world, cementing her status as a worldwide icon. The singles Just Dance and Poker Face were the first to be …

I’ve been playing drums for more than one year now. Over that time, I’ve tried several brands and styles of sticks. I’ve discovered that, when a company slaps “Good Wood” on its sticks, I should run the other way and save myself thirteen bucks. This company, which is based …

Always on My Mind is one of Willie Nelson’s best songs. It is a ballad about what he should have or did not do. Willie Nelson sings this song with a somber tone as is he is sad. That perhaps his wife or friend maybe has passed …

Unnatural Selection is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. Unnatural Selection is one of the more guitar driven tracks on the entire album which is something that I enjoy a lot about it. One thing about The Resistance is that a lot …

It isn’t uncommon for actors to make the jump from screen to a musical career, most of the times with a disastrous ending after a few hits (anyone remember Lindsay Lohan?). Well, on 2007 sexy Scarlett Johansson decided it was her turn to get her very own record but …

I recently got one of Taking Back Sunday’s older cd’s, Tell All Your Friends. This CD immediately blew me away with the sheer intensity and passion in the album. The album proves to be such a gem that numerous bands today cite it as a huge inspiration. Songs such …

Saved is the title track of an album released by Bob Dylan. The track starts off with an upbeat guitar and organ part which has a very gospel-like sound to it, particularly once Dylan comes in with the vocals and the lyrics of the song. As if this wasn’t …

Puff Daddy ft. Mase
“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Paul Hunter
Welcome to January 1997, the beginning of the year-long chart domination of Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy Records label. It all began with his very first solo single and music video “Can’t Nobody Hold Me …

U2 is an Irish rock band that has many albums, one of my favourite albums from them is entitled “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” and one of the songs featured on this CD is called Miracle Drug.
It starts off pretty slow, with the singer following the slow …

The River by Good Charlotte is a song about how beautiful can not stay beautiful. this song is about how this person got baptized in the river and now they believe. This song to me mainly talks about sins and how the kids should find their way back home …

It seemingly happened overnight, but the incredible success of Lady Gaga in the music entertainment world is pretty hard to avoid being at least marginally aware of at this point. She has become a mega-celebrity, hailed as a shape-shifting, provocative pop musical genius along the lines of Madonna, if …

Baleen Sample is a song by Animal Collective and the third track on their 2005 EP, Prospect Hummer. I should mention from the start that this is the only song on the EP on the record to not feature the vocals of Vashti Bunyan, so the band have to …

I am a huge fan of musicals. Grease was one of my favorite movies of all time. Musicals just tend to be very upbeat and fun. I recently went to go see Wicked the Musical. It was not the one with the Original Broadway Cast, but it was still …

Philly-based Diplo and UK’s Switch have finally come together in the long awaited duo - Major Lazer on their new album, “Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do.” The album boasts some original reggae cuts and original effects. Like any album should, this one has your normal set of diversity, …

Released in March of 2008 on Nuclear Blast Records Obzen is the band’s 6th album, the name means to be at peace with the obscure, or at Zen with. The album is really really heavy, the band uses a real drummer on this one, they used a drum …

I had never heard about Trinidad James and randomly came across his ‘All Gold Everything’ music video on YouTube.
Since I had no clue about him and his music I watched the video till the end and I was wondering what just happened?? The visuals were so distracting that the …

A great power Ballad by Velvet Revolver is the song Fall To Pieces, off their debut album Contraband. I really like this song because it has a really heavy feel to with a soft side. The softer slower guitar parts are through the main verses with some fingerpicking chorus …